Key Terms

The vocabulary you’ll see throughout this book.

Ranges

How far things are from you.

Range	Distance	Examples
Close	Within 5 ft	Melee range, a whisper
Near	Within 30 ft	Thrown weapons, normal conversation
Far	30–120 ft	Bows and crossbows, a shout
Very Far	Beyond 120 ft	Out of weapon range, often out of sight

How fast you move.

Speed	Per Round	Notes
Slow	15 ft	Sneaking, encumbered, difficult terrain
Normal	30 ft	Standard movement
Fast	45 ft	Unencumbered, urgent

Heavy armor, overloaded packs, or difficult conditions drop your Speed by one step.

How long things take.

Unit	Duration	When You Use It
Round	6 seconds	Combat—one turn per combatant
Turn	10 minutes	Dungeon exploration—searching, picking locks
Watch	6 hours	Wilderness travel, long rests (4 Watches = 1 day)

How you recover.

Rest Type	Duration	What You Get
Breather	10 minutes	Spend Hit Dice to heal, clear 1 Fatigue
Night’s Rest	8 hours	Regain half your Hit Dice, clear all Fatigue
Safe Haven	1 week in safety	Full HP, all Hit Dice, remove lingering conditions

Rests require 1 Supply per person (food, water, bandages).

What you track and spend.

Resource	What It Is
Supply	Abstract provisions—food, water, bandages. Spend 1 per rest.
Fatigue	Exhaustion from forced marches, missed sleep, harsh conditions. Each level gives Setback on all rolls. 5 Fatigue = collapse.
Hit Dice	Your recovery pool. Spend during Breathers to heal (roll + CON per die).
Boost Die	Personal resource for clutch moments. Add d6 to any roll.

States that affect you.

Condition	Effect
Prone	Setback on attacks. Melee attacks against you have Edge. Stand up costs half your movement.
Grappled	Speed 0. Can’t move until you break free (contest of STR).
Frightened	Setback on checks and attacks while you can see the source. Can’t willingly move closer.
Blinded	Can’t see. Auto-fail sight-based checks. Attacks have Setback, attacks against you have Edge.
Deafened	Can’t hear. Auto-fail hearing-based checks.
Poisoned	Setback on attacks and checks.
Stunned	Can’t act or move. Auto-fail STR and DEX saves. Attacks against you have Edge.
Incapacitated	Can’t take actions or reactions.
Unconscious	Incapacitated, can’t move or speak, unaware. Drop whatever you’re holding, fall Prone.

For the full terminology reference, see Appendix: Terminology.